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A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on June 6, 2020. The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that the ancient Indian religion Jainism (primary symbol pictured) holds that the universe was not created?
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Section sizes

Section size for Jainism (40 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	3,356	3,356
Beliefs and philosophy	619	11,800
Dravya (Ontological facts)	907	907
Tattva (Soteriological facts)	1,272	1,272
Pramana (Epistemological facts)	1,218	1,218
Soul and karma	1,386	1,386
Saṃsāra	1,647	1,647
Cosmology	1,970	1,970
God	1,887	1,887
Salvation, liberation	894	894
Main principles	20	12,474
Non-violence (ahimsa)	3,951	3,951
Many-sided reality (anekāntavāda)	3,758	3,758
Non-attachment (aparigraha)	1,047	1,047
Jain ethics and five vows	3,698	3,698
Practices	14	15,949
Asceticism and monasticism	3,229	3,229
Food and fasting	2,661	2,661
Meditation	1,912	1,912
Rituals and worship	4,548	4,548
Festivals	3,585	3,585
Traditions and sects	5,360	5,360
Scriptures and texts	4,286	4,286
Comparison with other religions	9,050	9,050
Art and architecture	3,868	19,419
Temples	7,447	7,447
Pilgrimages	1,843	1,843
Statues and sculptures	3,130	3,130
Symbols	3,131	3,131
History	1,171	18,206
Ancient	6,896	6,896
Medieval	4,601	4,601
Colonial era	5,538	5,538
Modern era	6,370	6,370
See also	155	155
Notes	24	24
References	15	38,539
Citations	34	34
Sources	38,490	38,490
External links	1,076	1,076
Total	146,064	146,064

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